Born On This Day...

In 1394 Navigator, Prince Henry of Portugal
In 1747 American Revolutionary hero, Count Kazimierz Pulaski
In 1836 Publisher, Andrew McNally (co-founder of Rand McNally & Co)
In 1877 Inventor, Garrett Augustus Morgan (automobile clutch, traffic light)
In 1888 College football coach, Knute Rockne (Notre Dame)
In 1889 Actress/stuntwoman, Pearl White (Perils of Pauline)
In 1891 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Clarence "Dazzy" Vance
In 1901 Bridge expert/author, Charles Goren [d: 4-3-91]
In 1906 Cartoonist, Phil Davis (Mandrake the Magician) [d: 12-16-64]
In 1906 Businessman, Avery Fisher (founded Fisher Electronics) [d: 2-26-95]
In 1906 Businessman, Charles Walgreen Jr. (Walgreens drugstore chain) [d: 2-10-01]
In 1909 Businessman, Harry Helmsley (Empire State Building) [d: 1-4-97]
In 1918 Tennis Hall-of-Famer, Margaret Osborne du Pont (24 U.S. titles) [d: 10-24-12]
In 1923 English astronomer/writer, Patrick Moore (A-Z of Astronomy) [d: 12-9-12]
In 1927 Actor, Thayer David (Rocky) [d: 7-17-78]
In 1928 Writer, Alan Sillitoe (Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner) [d: 4-25-10]
In 1931 TV host, Wally Bruner (What's My Line, 1968-72) [d: 11-3-97]
In 1932 Actress/singer, Miriam Makeba (Pata Pata) [d: 11-9-08]
In 1934 Bluegrass guitarist, John Duffey (Country Gentlemen) [d: 12-10-96]
In 1934 Actress, Anne Haney (American President, Liar Liar) [d: 5-26-01]
In 1936 Trombonist, Eric Allan Dale (Foundations) [d: 8-23-01]
In 1936 Auto racer, James "Jim" Clark [d: 4-7-68]
In 1938 Actress, Paula Prentiss (Parallax View, He & She) (83)
In 1939 Singer/actress, Barbara McNair (Barbara McNair Show) [d: 2-4-07]
In 1941 Actor, John Hancock (L.A. Law, Ike Johnson-Love & War) [d: 10-13-92]
In 1944 Singer, Bobby Womack (Lookin' For A Love) [d: 6-27-14]
In 1945 Actor, Jaime Tirelli (Ball Four) (76)
In 1946 Bassist, Robert Raymond (Sugarloaf) [d: 2-11-16]
In 1948 Bassist/songwriter, Chris Squire (Yes) [d: 6-28-15]
In 1951 Singer/guitarist, Chris Rea (Fool If You Think Its Over) (70)
In 1952 Actor, Ronn Moss (Ridge Forrester-The Bold & the Beautiful) (69)
In 1953 Percussionist/manager, Emilio Estefan (Miami Sound Machine) (68)
In 1953 Actress, Kay Lenz (American Graffiti, Rich Man Poor Man) (68)
In 1954 Comedienne/writer, Catherine O'Hara (Beetlejuice, Home Alone) (67)
In 1954 Golfer, Peter Jacobsen (67)
In 1955 Guitarist, Boon Gould (Level 42) [d: 4-30-19]
In 1957 Actor, Mykelti Williamson (New WKRP in Cincinnati, Boomtown) (64)
In 1958 Actress, Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond, The Middle) (63)
In 1961 Boxer, Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini (60)
In 1961 Actor, Steven Weber (Brian Hackett-Wings) (60)
In 1963 Bassist, Jason Newsted (Metallica) (58)
In 1965 Actress, Stacy Edwards (Lisa-Chicago Hope) (56)
In 1966 Rap singer, Grand Puba (55)
In 1966 Basketball player, Kevin Johnson (Dream Team II) (55)
In 1967 Singer, Evan Dando (Lemonheads) (54)
In 1968 Actress/singer, Patsy Kensit (Lethal Weapon II) (53)
In 1969 Son of Sonny and Cher, Chaz Bono (52)
In 1971 Drummer, Fergal Lawler (Cranberries) (50)
In 1971 Country singer, Jason Sellers (50)
In 1971 Actor, Nick Stabile (Sunset Beach, Dawson's Creek) (50)
In 1972 Actress, Brittney Powell (Port Charles, General Hospital) (49)
In 1982 Singer, K Michelle ("Fakin' It," "Can't Do This") (39)
In 1986 Actress, Margo Harshman (Sara-Center of the Universe) (35)
In 1988 Actor, Josh Bowman (Revenge) (33)
In 1990 Actress, Andrea Bowen (Jenna Mayer-Desperate Housewives) (31)
In 1993 Actress, Jenna Boyd (The Missing) (28)
In 1993 Basketball player, Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors) (28)
In 1996 Actor, Nat Zang (Z Nation) (25)
In 2002 Actor, Jacob Hopkins (True Blood) (19)

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